Best antivirus software and Backup software for Mac

Asked By John D Armstrong 10 points N/A Posted on - 11/13/2013

Hello,

I have a MacBook and I would like to know the best antivirus software for Mac as well as the best backup software I can use. Though Mac is not as prone to viruses as Windows I still want to be secure since am always surfing the web. Please advice.

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Answered By Nichols Fryman 15 points N/A #166799

Best antivirus software and Backup software for Mac

Hi John,
The best Anti-Virus software for Mac are as listed below:

1) BitDefender Antivirus for Mac
a) It is always monitoring for continuous  protection
b) Automatically updates to protect against viruses
c) The cost of BitDefender Antivirus is $40

2) ESET Cyber Security Pro
a) It has features with customer support in over 20 languages
b) The cost of ESET Cyber Security Pro is $60

3) Intego Mac Premium Bundle
a) It provides protection with firewall, parent control, backup, identity protection
b) The cost of Intego Mac Premium Bundle is $72

4) KromTech MacKeeper
a) It provides protection with email, phone, chat support
b) The cost of KromTech MacKeeper is $90

5) Kaspersky Security for Mac
a) It has strong anti malware capabilities, parental control
b) The cost of Kaspersky Security for Mac is $60

The list of Backup software are as follows:
1) The myPCBackup is the best backup software with cost of $4
2) The justcloud is backup software with cost $4
3) The zipcloud backup software costs $14

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Answered By Cheryl Foster 0 points N/A #166801

Best antivirus software and Backup software for Mac

Antivirus software

1. OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion

2. Avast! Free Antivirus for Mac

3. Bit defender Antivirus for Mac

4. iAntivirus

5. Kaspersky Virus Scanner (for Mac)

6. F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac

7. Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition version 8

Backup software

• Carbon Copy Cloner
• Chronosync
• Get Backup Pro
• Intego Backup Express
• Super Duper!
• CrashPlan

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Answered By Mark V Ashcroft 0 points N/A #166803

Best antivirus software and Backup software for Mac

First of all, you don't really need an anti – virus in your Mac as it is almost immune to viruses. Anyway, as you want to keep antivirus you can. To get more information about antivirus visit this Techyv post to get more idea.

Antivirus that will work best on MAC 

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• Posted on - 11/27/2014
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